spring sun on red clay
the team plows winter’s cold ground
a hiss in the barn
blackbird on the fence
dirty boots sit by the door
canned beans and warm bread
still days grow longer
in a flash of innocence
nineteen eighty-one
Brandon Michael Ward is a writer, filmmaker, and poet from East Tennessee. His haiku/senryu style poetry draws upon his experiences growing up and living in Appalachia.
**Featured image of a barn in Kentucky by Carol Highsmith, LOC, 1980 – Wikimedia